On December 9th 1981, 20 years ago, journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal was driving a cab in Philadelphia when he came to theintersection of Locust and 13 Street. He says he saw a police officer beating his brother William Cook. While it isunclear what happened next, it is undisputed that both he and officer Daniel Faulkner were shot, and that Faulknerdied.

Lawyers for death row prisoner Abu Mumia Jamal filed court papers yesterday, alleging that the original judge in the case made a racist comment about Abu Jamal. Terry Mara Carter of Delaware signed an affidavit, that as a stenographer in 1982 she overheard Judge Albert Sabo saying he was "Going to help him fry" Abu Jamal. She also alleged the judge used a racial slur to describe Abu Jamal. Abu Mumia Jamal is a celebrated radio...

Zachary Runningwolf Brown, a Blackfeet Native American man runs across the United States, from the bay area to Philadelphia (about 30 miles a day) to raise awareness about Abu Mumia Jamal’s death row case, and to get Mumia a new trial. A documentary on his journey will be made by an independent filmmaker. Zachary visited Leavenworth, but he and his filmmaker were not granted an interview with Leonard Peltier, and they avoided protest for...

Protesters are demonstrating in Philadelphia against the denial by state officals to allow Abu Jamal attendence to a state appeals court hearing. Abu Jamal was sentenced to death for the claim that he shot a police officer–a claim he denies. Abu Jamal’s attornies Marline Kamish and Elliot Grossman join Amy for a phone conversation.

Over one thousand protesters have gathered to protest the decision to not allow Abu Jamal to attend his hearing. Amy is joined by Pam Africa, coordinator of the international concerned family and friends of Mumia Abu Jamal to discuss the latest in Abu Jamal’s trial.

A state agency in Pennsylvania, Bureau of Charitable Organizations, has ordered the main non-profit fund-raisingorganization for imprisoned journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal–the International Concerned Families and Friends of MumiaAbu-Jamal–to stop soliciting contributions until it clears up what the Bureau calls questions about its finances.